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Schoenobius retractalis

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Schoenobius retractalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Schoenobius
Species:
S. retractalis
Binomial name
Schoenobius retractalis
(Hampson, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Argyria retractalis Hampson, 1919

Schoenobius retractalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919.[1] It is found in Guyana.[2]

The wingspan is 16 mm. The basal area of the forewings is white with a cupreous-brown costal edge. There is a patch of cupreous-brown suffusion and a black antemedial line. The medial area is cupreous brown with a white streak below the costa. The hindwings are silky white with a cupreous-brown terminal line.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Schoenobius retractalis (Hampson, 1919)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  3. ^ Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9) 3 (17): 451 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.